Before he left Fox Hill Country Club that day, he vowed he'd be better next time out.

Hurst showed Tuesday he knows how to keep a promise.

The Comets junior captured the District 2 Class AAA individual championship with a score of 72, the only player in a field of 95 to match par in chilly, blustery conditions at Elmhurst Country Club.

"I couldn't imagine this on Friday," said Hurst, who shot 86 in his last competitive round. "It feels so good to be here. I'm really happy for everybody on my team to move on. I can't express it."

Hurst will be joined by teammates Anthony Sebastianelli, who battled flu-like symptoms to card 75 and finish fourth, and Nick Beckish, who tied for fifth.

Scranton Prep's Nick Johnson was runner-up for a second straight year, tying with Crestwood's Brandon Dombrowski with 74. The top six finishers advance to the East Regional on Tuesday.

In Class AA, Holy Redeemer's Mariano Medico won his second straight championship with 75, but Dunmore grabbed three of the six AA spots available for regionals.

Dunmore's Michael Weber birdied the second playoff hole with Andrew Crossin for the sixth and final spot in regionals. Dave Lopatka and John Barone joined Holy Cross' Dominick Mancinelli and Holy Redeemer's Chase Makowski as the other qualifiers, all with 78s.

For Hurst, the results were well worth the hard work he put in with his father, Country Club of Scranton head professional Terry Hurst, to come up with a fix for his swing.

"I knew I always had this inside," Hurst said. "I didn't know it would come out this fast, but the amount of work my dad and I put in the last few days, I really could imagine I'd play well.

"When I'm in the right swing plane and I do not swing hard, when those two things are right, it's very hard to put up a high number."

Hurst had three birdies by the time his first nine holes were finished, and even a three-hole stretch at 4-over couldn't slow his drive to the title, which he capped with a 211-yard 5-iron to the par-5 second, and a two-putt for his final birdie.

"I couldn't imagine this at this time last year," Hurst said. "Actually, at the beginning of this year I couldn't imagine this. It's really just a great feeling."

Considering neither he nor Beckish were in the varsity lineup a year ago, it was a remarkable day for the juniors.

"I don't think I could have dreamed about this this morning," said Beckish, whose shot 76. "God, I played great today. I played awesome, really."

So did Johnson, who was steady, which sometimes is better than spectacular.

"I'll take it," said Johnson, who finished two behind Hurst. "It was a solid day. I just played really smart golf today. I felt very confident all day I could keep my emotions in check and it worked out."

It wasn't emotions that Sebastianelli, who shot 75, had to keep in check. Sick with flu-like symptoms, he also came into the event with only two hours of sleep.

"It was a huge battle," Sebastianelli said. "I wasn't thinking of winning. I knew my game wasn't going to be there. Every time I got to a tee box I wanted to lay down and take a nap, but I knew if I even sat down I'd be out of it. The hardest thing was staying focused and not thinking about being sick."

Class AA

Weber saved par on the first playoff hole, getting up-and-down from off the green after Crossin hit his approach shot within 10 feet but failed to make birdie.

Then Weber rattled the bottom of the cup with his own 12-footer for birdie on the par-5 second hole to join seniors Lopatka and Barone in the regional field.

"Michael Weber in that sudden-death playoff, a great comeback," Dunmore coach Mark Finan said. "And the birdie on No. 2, I'm very happy for him. I'm very happy for all our kids.

"It's been a tremendous run, 24-3-2 over the last two seasons. We've never had a team like this in Dunmore's history. I'm hopeful we will again, but this accomplishment is a lot to say about these seniors. It makes up for, unfortunately, us not getting the league, and I'm very proud of our kids."

Mancinelli also extended his season by at least a week with his 78, one of just 18 players to break 80.

Contact the writer: mmyers@timesshamrock.com @mmyersTT on Twitter

At Elmhurst C.C., par 72

BOYS CLASS AAA

Terry Hurst, Abington Hts. 33-39-72

Bill Dombroski, Crestwood 38-36-74

Nick Johnson, Scranton Prep 37-37-74

Anthony Sebastianelli, Abington Hts. 39-36-75

Nick Beckish, Abington Hts. 37-39-76

Daulton Lentini, Coughlin 37-39-76

Did Not Qualify

Ryan Georgetti, Dallas 39-38-77

Dave Harris, Abington Hts. 37-40-77

Chris Cerminaro, Scranton Prep 38-40-78

Ty Morzilla, Berwick 44-35-79

Matt Heckman, Abington Hts. 38-42-80

Ron Yanoski, Valley View 39-41-80

Matt Cornell, Valley View 41-40-81

John Pillar, Wallenpaupack 39-42-81

Mike Cestone, Scranton Prep 43-39-82

Ian Langendoerfer Honesdale 41-41-82

Callum McCaslim, Delaware Val. 43-39-82

Stephen Patrick, Valley View 45-37-82

Brett Soltysiak, Tunkhannock 39-43-82

Sean Soltysiak, Tunkhannock 43-39-82

Matt Dalo, Berwick 38-45-83

Marco Nieto, Scranton Prep 43-41-84

Ryan Keyes, Coughlin 43-42-85

Owen Walsh, Honesdale 40-45-85

Kyle Bowen, North Pocono 42-44-86

Justin Brojakowski, Dallas 42-44-86

Anthony Stambone, Valley View 46-40-86

Jimmy Lyons, Tunkhannock 44-43-87

Nick Mokay, North Pocono 45-42-87

Joe Hurn, Crestwood 46-42-88

Brendan Baloh, Dallas 48-45-93

Tyler McGarry, Pittston Area 43-51-94

Rich Gawel, Hazleton 47-48-95

Dave McCue, Wyo. Val. West 55-46-101

Tyler Papura, Crestwood 51-50-101

Frank Cestone, Scr. Prep WD-injury

BOYS CLASS AA

Mariano Medico, Holy Redeemer 38-37-75

Dave Lopatka, Dunmore 42-36-78

Dominick Mancinelli, Holy Cross 40-38-78

John Barone, Dunmore 40-38-78

Chase Makowski, Holy Redeemer 38-40-78

*Mike Weber, Dunmore 43-36-79

Did Not Qualify

Andrew Crossin, Holy Redeemer 39-40-79

Matt Mierzejewski, Mid Valley 42-39-81

Mike Boland, Holy Redeemer 40-42-82

Adam Kowalewsk, Forest City 44-38-82

Dylan O'Dell, Forest City 43-39-82

Ryan McDonald, Holy Cross 40-45-85

Connor Albino, Lakeland 45-41-86

Kory Morrison, Montrose 42-44-86

Chad Wescott, Mountain View 45-41-86

Codi Benedict, Montrose 47-40-87

Andrew Golden, Wyoming Sem. 43-44-87

Angelo Mancinelli Holy Cross 43-44-87

Tom Occhipinti, Dunmore 44-43-87

Austin Smith, Montrose 42-45-87

Ryan Crossin, Holy Redeemer 44-44-88

Tom Dzwonczyk, Holy Cross 42-46-88

John Keating, Dunmore 44-44-88

Tyler Salak, Mountain View 42-46-88

Cam Carpenter, Old Forge 46-43-89

Kevin Quinn, Dunmore 45-45-90

Harrison Rapp, Holy Cross 46-44-90

Brian Banas, Holy Redeemer 47-44-91

Nick Egan, Lake-Lehman 47-44-91

Rick Kordish, Lackawanna Trail 46-45-91

Ryan Long, Forest City 46-45-91

Mike Malshefski, Nanticoke 47-44-91

Alex Rowan, Holy Redeemer 49-42-91

A.J. Cantarella, Old Forge 48-44-92

Fred Schiel, Hanover 48-45-93

Sam Harman, MMI 46-48-94

Cameron Dean, Montrose 45-51-96

Ben Pilch, Lake-Lehman 49-49-98

Matt Kuhl, Hanover 50-49-99

Jon Zirnheld, Wyoming Sem. 51-48-99

Jordan Ohler, Old Forge 51-49-100

Mike Steve, Hanover 49-52-101

Adam Motovidlak, Lake-Lehman 53-52-105

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